In this chapter, we learn that Shuruku has applied for a job as an education assistant, but he hasn't found one yet. He's been hanging out with Ruriko, who is staying with her, and he asks her if she's looking for a boyfriend. She's not sure, but she tells him that she'd be worried about him if he were to go away tomorrow and no one would be looking for him or staying up to wait for him to come back. She says that's why she wants to go out with him, but they aren't actually engaged in a romantic relationship.